General farming (3 years or less) - Successfully took part in a land-match program in south-west France (Corrèze) for 2 years, doing market gardening, growing and selling vegetables for the village
Do you have a business plan?
Yes - Mixed income stream: market gardening; publishing; art sales; artworld generated income
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
No
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
No
Project
Farm Name
WaveCloudCedar: evolving climate-responsive farming north of the 49th
Farm Project Description
Principally a market garden-style family farm providing vegetables through CSA boxes and on-site sales, the project relies on a combination of income streams. Instead of 20th century autonomous agriculture, our model seeks to embed farming in other practices -- art, education, research, communication. It is an agrarian model as much about idea seeding as about agronomy strictly speaking.
This project stems from our belief that small farming is the key to any sustainable future; it is as much about growing food as showing others how they can too! We are a writer and artist who farm (we have a firm commitment from a publisher to publish a book on our experience) and farmers who write and paint, the sale of daily documentary paintings being a crucial income stream alongside the vegetables they depict.
Preferred Arrangement
MOU -
Duration of the desired agreement
3 years
Ideal date to obtain land by
ASAP
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
10 acres
Wooded Area (acres)
Yes - 8 acres
Cultivable Area (acres)
2 acres
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
Yes
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Within reason, we are prepared to ready land, amend soil, install irrigation etc
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes - In a separate dwelling
Need farm buildings
Yes - barn + greenhouse
Need fenced land
Yes - Or we could put in the fencing.
Need farm machinery and tools
Yes
Need established water source and infrastructure
Adequate for approximately 100 m2 of crops; irrigation system in fields and greenhouse
